Alive
When alive (original title: Brûlée vive ) was the first witness report in the world that depicts an honor killing . The story is told by Souad ( pseudonym ) and Jacqueline Thibault from the SURGIR Foundation , who at the time worked for Terre des Hommes . The book, published in France in 2003, sold several million copies and has been translated into 37 languages.
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Seventeen-year-old Souad lives in the West Bank , is in love and becomes pregnant. In doing so, she violates the honor of her family, who decide to kill her. Her brother-in-law, Hussein, is destined to carry out the death sentence. This situation is perceived as normal by everyone and is not considered murder. Souad is rescued with severe burns by Jacqueline Thibault. Today she lives with a new identity with her husband and three children in Europe.
German edition
- Souad (author), Marie-Thérèse Cuny (arrangement), Anja Lazarowicz (transl.): When alive . 5th edition. Blanvalet, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7645-0180-4 .